Music star Peter Okoye, popularly known as Mr. P from the defunct P-Square duo, has reaffirmed his commitment to ensuring Victor Osimhen is signed by Chelsea FC. Okoye took to X to update fans on his behind-the-scenes efforts with former Chelsea midfielder Mikel Obi to secure the in-demand striker’s signature during the 2024 summer transfer…
Justice T.G. Ringing of the Federal High Court sitting in Gombe, Gombe State has convicted and sentenced two police officers alongside an immigration officer to seven years imprisonment each for employment fraud to the tune of N1,640,000 (One Million Six Hundred and Forty Thousand Naira). The officers are identified as Yusuf AbdulKarim Bature and Musa…
The Oyo State Government has officially withdrawn the criminal charges against Naomi Silekunola, the ex-wife of the Ooni of Ife; Alhaji Oriyomi Hamzat, the owner of Agidigbo FM; and Abdullahi Fasasi, the principal of the Islamic High School, Bashorun, Ibadan, over the tragic stampede that claimed the lives of at least 35 children during a…
Former President of Nigeria, Olusegun Obasanjo, on Saturday, admonished African youths to stay away from drug, saying that it can destroy both their dreams and lives. Obasanjo gave the admonition while speaking at the 2nd edition of Fly Above The High sensitisation programme on drug abuse, organised by the Recovery Advocacy Network, in Abeokuta, Ogun…
Former Vice President Atiku Abubakar has revealed plans for a major political coalition involving the All Progressives Congress (APC), the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), and the Labour Party (LP) to confront what he described as the ‘incompetent and inefficient’ government of President Bola Tinubu. Atiku made the announcement while addressing a delegation of stakeholders from…
The Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board on Monday officially responded to public complaints about its recently released 2025 Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination results. The Board described as the complaints as “unusual complaints” while adding that it came from few states of the Federation. While JAMB said it acknowledges the complaints, it is currently fast forwarding…
A U.S. federal court has convicted a Nigerian national, Ehis Lawrence Akhimie, for his role in an international inheritance fraud scheme that defrauded more than 400 elderly and vulnerable Americans of over $6 million. The conviction was announced on Thursday by the U.S. Department of Justice following Akhimie’s guilty plea on June 17. Akhimie faces…
The Lagos State Traffic Management Authority (LASTMA) has confirmed a tragic collision involving a J5 Ford bus and a Mercedes truck at Ilubirin, inward Sura, along the Lagos Third Mainland Bridge, on Monday. The incident was said to have claimed one life and left a four other individuals injured. This was revealed in a statement…
Chelsea have been charged by the Football Association with 74 alleged rule breaches related to payments to agents between 2009 and 2022. The charges are primarily focused on transfers between the 2010-11 and 2015-16 seasons. Three deals that form part of the investigation involved Eden Hazard, Samuel Eto’o and Willian. There is no suggestion of…
GISTSMATE MEDIA reports that Rich Homie Quan, a platinum-selling rapper from Atlanta, USA, is dead RHQ died Thursday in his Atlanta home, according to his family and a rep for the Fulton County morgue. Rich Homie Quan’s family tells TMZ Hip Hop they are shattered and heartbroken by his sudden death. No cause of death…